Appraising entrepreneurship in Qatar under a gender perspective

Costa, Joana; Pita, Mariana

doi:10.1108/ijge-10-2019-0146

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“…Assimilation of this model is a condition to enable the very empowerment of women. Although some studies do consider the broad heterogeneity that defines women as a group (Costa & Pita, 2020), most study this group as if it were a homogeneous collective, which contributes to its essentialization. The measuring instrument and the methodological design of this research approach are based on the search for differences that classify sex as an explaining factor, rather than an analytical category, and create and essentialize gender differences in entrepreneurship (Ahl, 2006;Henry et al, 2016).…”

Section: Women Facing Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Women’s entrepreneurial subjectivity under scrutiny: Expert knowledge on gender and entrepreneurship

Pascual

Carretero‐García

2022

Gender Work & Organization

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In recent years, entrepreneurship has become a guiding principle of the thinkable, not just in economy, but also justice.Boosting entrepreneurship among women is a manifestation of this project, which a-problematically links the call for equality with the activation of the economy. The standpoint usually taken in scientific and political debates assumes that, in the case of women, there is an incompatibility between gender norms and entrepreneurial subjectivity. Considering the performative nature of knowledge production, this article analyses how gender is (un)done through the problematization of women's entrepreneurial subjectivity by expert knowledge. To do so, it reviews a sample of the scientific literature of the past 10 years focused on the complex relations in place throughout these regulatory spaces. The authors identify three types of approaches (women facing entrepreneurship, the gender of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurship of gender) and discuss the prevailing normative assumptions, as well as the political implications, through a gender and feminist lens.

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Section: Women Facing Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 99%

Women’s entrepreneurial subjectivity under scrutiny: Expert knowledge on gender and entrepreneurship

Pascual

Carretero‐García

2022

Gender Work & Organization

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“…Extant literature highlights age as a hindering factor toward entrepreneurial activities (Zhang and Acs, 2018; Costa and Pita, 2020). However, for the Islamic countries, age plays a smaller negative effect on the entrepreneurial propensity (0.12 pp).…”

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Entrepreneurial initiative in Islamic economics – the role of gender. A multi-country analysis

Costa

Pita

2021

JIABR

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Purpose The entrepreneurial initiative is believed as being a prosperity engine. Islamic organizations are presently committed to promoting entrepreneurship to generate economic growth, provide job opportunities, reduce government centrality, enhance innovation and sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to identify which factors affect Islamic entrepreneurial endeavors with particular emphasis on the role of gender. Additionally, how education, age, moral constraints, self-perception and social support will affect those entrepreneurial intentions based on Islamic principles. Once identified, policy actions will help to overcome extant gaps, reinforcing the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Design/methodology/approach Determinants of the entrepreneurial initiative will be appraised in the set Islamic countries present in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data set from 2016. Following the Organization of Islamic Cooperation list, 14 countries were identified establishing a total sample of 36,407 individuals. Using a set of predictors included in the theoretical framework a statistical analysis was performed followed by logit estimations. The significance of explanatory variables such as gender, age and social context toward entrepreneurial propensity reinforced the importance of specific tools rather than broad policies. Findings An entrepreneurial propensity is affected by three branches of factors: individual characteristics, individual behavior and individual perceptions along with the economic environment. The analysis shows that holding equal conditions, Islamic women in the sample are less prone to start a business compared to their male counterparts. Knowing other entrepreneurial endeavors enhance the entrepreneurial initiative. Fearing failure unconstraint entrepreneurial projects, but the self-perception of skills strongly triggers these initiatives. Research limitations/implications The empirical analysis relates to the GEM database, and, as a consequence, only 14 countries were considered, but it covers 36,407 individuals whose representativeness cannot be statistically proved, however, due to sample dimension the robustness is granted. Second, the sample is sectional covering the 2016 year, as a consequence results may be classified as exceptional.Finally, other factors such as institutional and behavioral determinants were not considered, despite their theoretical importance, due to their absence in the database. Still, the empirical results reinforce the theoretical debate and offer robust evidence to build a policy package, adapted to the Islamic singularities. Practical implications Still, the empirical results reinforce the theoretical debate and offer robust evidence to build a policy package, adapted to the Islamic singularities. Originality/value The paper identifies gender differences in entrepreneurial propensity among Islamic economics. The potential enhancers of the entrepreneurial initiative are first put in theoretical terms followed by an empirical analysis, encompassing descriptive analysis and econometric estimations. The results allow identification of gender gaps, as well as other individual and context characteristics affecting entrepreneurial endeavors. Empirical evidence casts light on policymakers elaborating accurate policy packages fostering gender equality in entrepreneurship in Islamic economics, aiming to increase overall entrepreneurial activity and leveraging socio-economic development. Finally, the study addresses recommendations to overcome gender differences relating to entrepreneurial activity considering the singularities of the context.

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“…Gender: several studies show that women have less entrepreneurial intentions compared with their male counterparts (e.g., Bönte and Piegeler 2013;Costa and Pita 2020). Thus, we defined a dummy variable, denoted gender, equal to one if the individual is male and zero otherwise, to test the extent of the gender effect.…”

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The Impact of Institutional Dimensions on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students—International Evidence

Bakkar

Durst

Gerstlberger

2021

JRFM

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Acknowledging the role of different forms of entrepreneurship to continued economic prosperity and the role of institutional dimensions on entrepreneurship, this paper investigates if and to what extent a selected number of institutional dimensions influence students’ intentions to either start a company or take over an existing one. Based on a Global University Entrepreneurial Spirit Students’ Survey (GUESS) dataset and international country-level databases, evidence shows that both entrepreneurship options are hampered by corruption and limited business freedom while promoted through favourable labour regulations and trade freedom. Property rights, fiscal freedom, government spending, monetary freedom, and investment freedom only affect start-ups, while financial freedom adversely affects both options. The study provides new insight into the impact of institutional dimensions on different types of entrepreneurship. Thus, in contrast to extant research in this area, it goes beyond the typical focus on start-ups. Evidence also suggests that male students prefer starting a new company, while female students seem to prefer a takeover. This improved understanding could help in not only designing more targeted entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial financing policies but also in improving entrepreneurship education.

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Appraising entrepreneurship in Qatar under a gender perspective

Cited by 25 publications

References 32 publications

Women’s entrepreneurial subjectivity under scrutiny: Expert knowledge on gender and entrepreneurship

Women’s entrepreneurial subjectivity under scrutiny: Expert knowledge on gender and entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial initiative in Islamic economics – the role of gender. A multi-country analysis

The Impact of Institutional Dimensions on Entrepreneurial Intentions of Students—International Evidence

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